Jolene Colebrooke Row
Bakery · Islington ·
Freshly baked pastries, cakes, chocolates and sandwiches
Freshly baked pastries, cakes, chocolates and sandwiches
"Jolene isn’t exactly an empire. But its homespun ceramics, bountiful pastries, and increasingly ridiculous merch (a sauna hat, anyone?) is now to be found across multiple locations in north east London. Thismini-bakery, opposite Islington Green and a convenient two-minute stroll from Angel station, is a useful pit stop for a flat white and bulging cinnamon roll on a Friday morning. It’s all terracotta tones with a country-ish attitude inside and, although there’s space to stand, sip, and tear apart a pain au chocolat or a sandwich, don’t bet on it. Any location of Jolene, big or small, is a popular place to be." - Jake Missing
"A go-to work-from-home pick-me-up, this small bakery/cafe is prized for a hefty, satisfying sandwich that serves as an easy, comforting lunchtime treat." - Adam Coghlan
"A deceptively simple festive sandwich that rethinks the genre: chewy, well-made bread encases smoked chicken, zippy red cabbage and a sage-and-onion stuffing blended into mayonnaise, yielding a restrained yet unmistakably Christmas flavour profile that rewards repeat visits." - Hester van Hensbergen
"The decision to open a bakery and chocolatier practically equidistant between a celebrated bakery (Popham’s) and a celebrated chocolatier (Paul A Young) is one that bespeaks a certain confidence on the part of the overlords behind the extended Primeur / Westerns / Jolene / Big Jo universe. But as pastry chefs know all too well, the proof is in the pudding, and there is little to suggest this second in a planned series of satellite bakeries represents any sort of over-extension. Sandwiches are petite but massy affairs, more in the 40 Maltby Street mould than the stunt sandwich school of the late twenty-teens; bakes are a greatest hits of recent London favourites (cinnamon scrolls, ‘Basque’ cheesecake, babka) with some notable savoury options (sausage rolls, cauliflower cheese puffs) thrown into the mix. Chocolates are tiny, delightful, and currently only available as a mixed box of six: a perfect gift for chocoholics and Instagram aesthetes alike." - George Reynolds
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